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Definitions: In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context; (1) ‘Council’ means the ‘Tripura State Higher Education Council’ established under Section 3 of this Act; (2) ‘Chairperson’ means the Chairperson of the Tfipura. State Higher Education Council; (3) ‘College" means a College affiliated to a University or controlled by a University and includes a Government College, University College, and an Institute offering Diploma courses and training programs and under the administrative control of Department of Higher Education of the State; 2 "Gevemnrent" means the State (ievcrffnqnt of :l) iprira; 'Govcrrrnlent Callege' ilreans a College rn&iiltaincd? nranaged and funded by the (jg1'a1nrn$nt of Tr ipt ra utrder H igher Edu cut iort DLTraitmgnf rrl' T r:iBurai *Deemed University' rlleflns an institution,for higher educarion. otlrer than a University, declared by the Centra.f (iovernlnent as Doerned to [:e a Univergity undcr Sgction 3 of ttre LJniver-sity Grants Comrnissiotr Act. 1956: 'Degree' RreaRs a de-ere€ a\A,arded by a Univer,rity in Tripur:u ancl includes a under pgaduatr deglee, pcst ggaduate degree and ro"search clegree; ,Dipltxu' mean$ a tiiploma awartlcd r:n completion of a uourse of study ufter Madhyamik, Ff,igher Secorrdar'! (:+.2 strrge). (iraduntion r:r Post graduatior nvarded hy a higher erjrrcational itrstitutitu ilr Tripura undcr the t.ligher Education Departnrent but tioqs nor irlctrudc a ceftilruate goufse of less thau I nlointlr;si {9} 'Higher Eclucatiotr' rn$at}s etlucation abuve the tq:rtth class lcading tc a Diplonia or education ab<lve the twelfth class leading to r Degree: tl0) 'Notil*rcotiorr' means a ntrtiflcatiorr published in the Ollicial (iaeette ancl the .vtcrrsl "notified'" shall be consfrrrcxl acccrrdirrgly; ( I 11 'PrEscribed' rrlcflIls prescribed by Rules and Regulalions made rrtr<ler this Actl ( 12 j 'State' nle{ul$ thc ^Stttc ol Tripura: ( l3) 'Teachsr' nrcan$ a Lectur$, Senior Lecttrrer, Reader. Assistant Prol-essot, Associatc Professor ur Prsfbs:sor o1:a tJniversity, Instituteor a College. arrd includr-s Bny orhcr cdtcgor-"- oFpr.rst or Fosts as dc'finecl by the trll lnclia broclie"s ol'higher educatiorr: (14) 'University' means a Urriversity estatilished in Tripurtr under any State or Central Act und itrcludes a Decrletl irnd Private Univei:sity in Tripura: ( t5) 'VjL"e (iharrcellor" rucans the Vir,.e C.'lrarrcellor of a t.lniversity; tlOi 'Vice-Chairp€rsotl' rncirns the \tise-Clrtirper:son crf tlrc Tripuru State Ilig[er Eduuation Couneil. -i. 'f'he -Fripura Stale Higher Edueatitrn Cnuncil: i I ) l'bere sirnll be e.stablished a Crruncil by the nalne 'Triptrra State t"ltghtr Erlupatitrn Council' ttt *xeqcire lhc powers confi:rred r.>n and ttr perfor:m tltc fhnctiorrs assigned tcr it nrirJer rhis Act; (2) Th<: (--ounciI shall be a trody corprx'rrtc r,tith pefpetual sucse-s.sion ancl it cotnn"ron .leel ancJ shall sue arrrl lre sued by tlrs name ot'the "1-ripur:r Stntc ]{igher Education C'ouncil'; (31 "thc Council shall have it.* orun office and ils headquarter shall be located *t A$rrtrrla. Tripur:a.